wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
changing into cash; encashment; cashing
approval and authorization; permits and licences
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
beginning; outset; first; onset
according to plan; as planned; on target
rather; better; instead; if anything
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to grant permission; to give permission
while; even though; despite
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
how; in what way; how about; questionable
proposal; proposition; suggestion
story; tale; talk; discussion
the other day; a few days ago
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)